RE: Atheism liberated me from pointless thinking,and made my life enjoyable.
October 15, 2014 at 1:03 pm
(October 15, 2014 at 12:42 pm)Lek Wrote: I agree that there is much beauty in the world and we can all enjoy that, but I think you have your rose-colored glasses on. It's much easier for someone that has freedom and is clothed and fed to see the world as a beautiful place. How about those who are living under oppression, living in the streets, scratching around for their next meal? I'm sure that they don't think that the world is a wonderful place. How about those suffering from chronic conditions and diseases or those rotting in prisons because of their political or religious beliefs? We need to step out of our beautiful worlds and lend a hand a hand to those whose worlds are not pretty, and help feed and clothe them. Maybe we could also help them by handing out the lyrics to John Lennon singing "Imagine" or, better yet, we can tell them about the truth of the gospel and they can have hope for eternity.
So, your solution to starvation, poverty and oppressive governments is to have people read a book that makes the fantastical claim that everything will magically be fine once they finally die, mostly likely due to the problems you're trying to solve in the first place?
Do you also try to save a drowning man by throwing him a bucket of water?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
